Language Features
Textual Features
Country Living
City Living
Key Terms
100
She shines bright like a diamond
Simile
100
bullet points
100
An area with low population numbers, open spaces, and lots of nature. The opposite to urban.
Rural areas
100
An area with a high population, many buildings, and cities or towns. The opposite to rural.
Urban
100
the way a person, place, event, group or idea is shown or presented in a text.
representation
200
Living in the country is a breath of fresh air
metaphor
200
introduces the main topic or idea of the text. Usually in large, bolded font to stand out
The title
200
A tall structure that uses wind to pump water or produce electricity.
Windmill
200
a place or space is completely full of people or things, often leaving little or no extra room
crowded
200
point of view or a particular way of viewing something.
Perspective
300
Coffee, commutes, and careers
Alliteration or rule of three
300
a group of sentences that all talk about the same topic or idea.
Paragraph
300
A long period with very little or no rain.
Drought
300
The movement of cars, buses, and other vehicles on roads.
traffic
300
What someone thinks or believes about a topic. they contain bias
opinion
400
81% of the world’s population now lives in urban areas
Statistic
400
a secondary title or mini-headline that sits below a main heading
subheading
400
a group of people who live in the same place, or who share the same values, beliefs, interests, or goals
community
400
Buses, trains, ferries, or trams that people use to travel.
Public transport
400
an understanding, thought or notion.
idea
500
You will wait a century in traffic
Hyperbole
500
The part of an image that is closest to the viewer.
Foreground
500
a place far away from other locations, or a person feeling lonely or cut off socially
isolated
500
Smoke, gases, and tiny particles from cars and factories that dirty the air.
pollution
500
the elements of language that create and support meaning.
language features